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PAGE 2 . PRESS-REPUBLICA NGENERA L NEWSNEWS IN BRIEFINTERNATIONALJLlNorth Korea abandons nuclear accordTOKYO (AP) - North Korea's neighbors voiced alarm at the Com-munist state's abrupt withdrawal Friday from an" international nu-clear accord, a move certain to increase suspicions the North is"building weapons of mass destruction. The withdrawal came twoweeks after the International Atomic Energy Agency gave NorthKorea a month to agree to inspections of two suspected nuclear sites.The pullout deepened the isolation of the reclusive, hard-line North.It also increased tensions on the Korean peninsula, where the UnitedStates and South Korea held joint military maneuvers this week.North Korea had denounced the maneuvers and declared itself to beon a "semi-war" footing.Bombings terrorize Bombay, 200 killed in 13 blastsBOMBAY, India (AP) — A synchronized series of car bombs rockedIndia's commercial nerve center on Friday, spreading panic in a citythat had been recovering from Hindu-Muslim riots. Up to 200 peoplewere killed and 1,100 wounded. No one immediately claimed respon-sibility for the 13 bombs, which detonated over a 75-minute spanfrom the southern financial district to the northern suburbs. The.rewas no evidence to suggest the blasts were related to the Hindu-Muslim violence that swept India in December and January.Report: U.N. aid undercutting Somali farmersADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Somalis and relief officials saidFriday that U.N. food aid to Somalia is flooding the market anddriving farmers out of business. Holbrook Arthur, head of the U.N.World Food Program in Somalia, said the situation needed studyingand that he would be willing to buy from the farmers. "We need toknow where there are surplus crops and whether the local securitywould permit moving them to another destination," Arthur said. Thediscussion came on the second day of a conference to complete a $166million plan to rebuild a nation shattered by civil war and famine.NATIONALInterim FCC chair supports TV violence rulesWASHINGTON (AP) - Government officials receive more com-plaints about television violence than indecency, but can do littlemore than make speeches condemning it, the head of the FederalCommunications Commission says. James Quello, the FCC's interimchairman, said that's why he supports a consumer group's push forfederal laws that would limit the amount of violence on television, es-pecially during children's viewing hours. Americans for ResponsibleTelevision is launching a letter-writing and petition campaign andplans visits to Capitol Hill to lobby for the legislation.U.S. 'shocked' by Haiti's detention of refugeeWASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department expressed shock Fri-day over the arrest by Haitian airport guards of a Miami-bound armydeserter who had been granted political refugee status by U.S. of-ficials. The refugee was arrested on Thursday as he was about toboard the Miami flight. U.S. Embassy officials were working Fridayto arrange the man's' release. It was the first such incident to bereported since the U.S. Embassy began accepting refugee applicationsfrom Haitians on Haitian territory. The program was initiated 13months ago as part of an effort to stem the flow of Haitian boat peopletoward the United States.ly PAT MILTONAssoeiatedJ?res5 Writerress."We are in the riit arena. WeBuffalo-area Indians at odds over gamblingBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Gambling opponents from the Seneca Na-tion of Indians are planning a three-mile march to urge tribal coun-cilors to reject a high stakes casino on their territory. Members of theGuardians of the Seven Generations say gambling goes directlyagainst the Code of Lake, which bases their culture, spokeswomanCarol Snow said. Tribal leaders shouldn't change traditional waysjust to make money, she said. The controversy comes in the wake ofThursday's announcement by the Oneida Indian reservation that itwill open the first gambling casino on Native American territory, 50miles south of Buffalo.Cuomo rescinds plan to cut child abuse screeningsALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Mario Cuomo backed off Friday from acontroversial proposal that would have eliminated a child abusescreening system for prospective child care workers and foster andadoptive parents. The measure, originally submitted by Cuomo in hisexecutive budget, was designed as a cost-saving measure for thestate. Eliminating the service would have saved New York $1 million,Cuomo officials had said. Child welfare advocates had criticized theidea and said they would have fought to change it.Abrams gets ruling against >hony* abortion clinicMAHOPAC FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - State Attorney General RobertAbrams won a preliminary court ruling Friday to force a "phony abor-tion clinic" in Putnam County to admit it was being run by a pro-lifegroup. The Alternative Pregnancy Center in Mahopac Falls luredpregnant women to its office by listing itself under "Abortion Infor-mation Services," "Health Care Services," and "Birth Control. Infor-mation Centers," Abrams said. Alternative Pregnancy Services pro-vided none of those services and a Dutchess County state SupremeCourt judge agreed to require it to state in its advertising that it is a"pro-life, not-for-profit corporation" or an "anti-abortion, not-for-profitcorporation." Justice Ralph Beisner granted the preliminary injunc-tion pending the final outcome of the case.New York sues federal EPA over acid rain lawsALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York filed a lawsuit Friday against thefederal Environmental Protection Agency, claiming its acid rain reg-ulations could harm sensitive parks and lakes in the state. Thelawsuit seeks to change amendments to the Clean Air Act of 1990,4aunched by the Bush administration. State Attorney General RobertAbrams and Environmental Commissioner Thomas Jorling filed thelawsuit in U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuitin Washington, D.C. At issue is a Bush administration amendmentthat allows heavy polluters to buy credits from sources whose emis-sions fall below federal standards. That amendment, which was effec-tive Feb. 10, was designed to cut acid rain emissions in half by theyear 2000.Judge turns New York Post over to HirschfeldNEW YORK (AP) - A bankruptcy judge turned over the New YorkPost to real estate developer Abe Hirschfeld on Friday, ending StevenHoffenberg's operation of the tabloid after less than two months. Theorder appeared to catch Hoffenberg and his lawyers by surprise, asHirschfeld was thrust into the driver's seat — and at one point thewitness chair — in a contest to buy the financially troubled newspaper.The drama, played out before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Francis Con-rad, involved more than a dozen lawyers and more than a few laughsas the two contenders were exposed to the judge's scrutiny.Parole officer fatally shoots wife at courthouseNEW YORK (AP) — A parole officer who used his badge to sneak agun past metal detectors at a courthouse opened fire Friday and kill-ed his estranged wife in a crowded wajting room, police said. Twobystanders were wounded and others scrambled for safety before thegunman let an unarmed court officer take his weapon, then waitedquietly on a bench for police to arrive. Max Almonor, 52, went to courtbecause of a a dispute with his wife, Danielle, over visiting privilegeswith their 16-year-old daughter, said police detective John Harkins.NEW YORK; (AP) - Germanpolice agreed Friday to help U.S.investigators follow a trail ofmoney that was transferred fromDusseldorf to a New Jersey bankaccount shared by two suspectsin the World Trade Center bom-bing.Although the FBI thinks themoney financed the attack, theoriginal source of the funds andthe motive for the bombing itselfremain unclear. But investiga-tors said they were making prog-Wholesaleprices jumpWASHINGTON (AP) - Pricespaid by wholesalers jumped 0.4percent in February, the worst inmore than two years, the gov-ernment said Friday, rattling fi-nancial markets with new wor-ries about inflation.Analysts were expecting amilder 0.3 percent rise in theLabor Department's ProducerPrice Index, which measuresprices paid to producers such asfactories and farms.Inflation fears awakened bythe report ended, at least fornow, the drop in long-term inter-est rates that had brought fixedmortgage rates to 20-year lows ofless than 7.5 percent.On the stock market, the DowJones industrial average plungedmore than 50 points during thefirst 30 minutes of trading Fri-day.For the first two months of theyear, producer price inflation wasrunning at a 3.4 percent annualrate, more than double the 1.6percent price rise registered forall of last year.In February, large seasonallyadjusted increases for homeheating oil, gasoline, tobacco andnew cars more t han offsetdeclines in the prices of fruitsand vegetables.The increase was the largestsince an i dent i cal rise inNovember 1990, early in therecession. After that, the sloweconomy dampened demand,keeping a lid on prices.Most analysts believe inflationwill remain moderate this year,along with economic growth, butsome now are cautioning that in-flation won't improve as hadbeen expected."We're starting to see the firstsigns of at least some accelera-tion of inflation from the. ecd-nomic expansion. ... At best wellbe stable on consumer inflationthis year ... and next year wellstart to accelerate moderately,"said economist David Jones ofAubrey G. Lanston & Co., a NewYork securities dealer.'Economists surveyed by BlueChip Economic Indicators ofSedona, Ariz., expect consumerinflation of 3.1 percent this yearand 3.4 percent next year, upfrom 2.9 percent last year, thesecond-lowest in a quarter cen-tury. The Labor Department isare in the right section.. We'vecome down the. right aisle andare in the right row," said JamesEsposito, head of the FBI'sNewark office. "And now we haveto finish identifying who sat inthat row." A spokesman for theGerman federal police, ThomasRindsfuesser, said investigatorswould ask the WestdeutscheGenossenschafts Zentralbank inDusseldorf about the transfer.Henni ng Raut enber g, aspokesman for the bank, said$2,420.87 was transferred fromProducer „price indexFor finished goodsSeasonally adjusted change from prior month•0.2•0.3-0.4 %M A M J J A S O N D,J F1992 '93Feb. '92 Jan.'93 Feb. '93his institution to a bank accountin New Jersey held by the bonv-Si ng suspect s, MohammedSalameh and Nidal Ayyad.Rautenberg said his bankwired the money at the requestof one of 500 member banks thatbelong to a cooperative bankingsystem. Citing bank secrecylaws, he declined to identify themember bank or say who provid-ed the money.Rautenberg said the bankmakes more than a million trans-fers a day, and that the amounttransferred to New Jersey "is notsomething that is out of the ordi-nary or that would raise any at-tention."The Record of Hackensack,N.J., which—first—reported—thetransfer, said the New Jersey ac-count was opened Jan. 21 at theNational Westminster Bank ofJersey City, N.J., with an initialdeposit of $414.98The total amount transferredremained unclear. A federal in-vestigator told the AP thereprobably were "several depositsunder $10,000."Such deposits would avoid fed-eral laws requiring reports ofcasji transactions of $10,000 ormore.Ayyad was denied bail Fridayby a federal magi st rate inNewark after prosecutors said heposed a substantial danger tosociety and had ties abroad."It's hard to think of a defen-dant who presents more of adanger," prosecutor Mark Mat-thews told the magistrate. ButAyyad's attorney, Thomas Hig-gins, said all the government hadproved was "that Mr. Salamehand Mr. Ayyad knew each other."A federal official, who spokewith the AP on the condition ofanonymity, said it appeared themoney was used "for the bomb-ing, possible escape, safe housesand other terrorist activities."Our main thrust is where themoney came from," he said. "Wedon't know the ultimate source."Finding the source might helpinvestigators determine a motivein the Feb. 26 bombing that kill-ed five people and injured morethan 1,000. It was caused by amixture of highly explosivechemicals that was brought tothe basement of the trade centerin a van.scheduled Wednesday to reporton consumer prices in February.Economist Donald Ratajczakof Georgia State University saida moderate spurt of inflation is anatural reaction when solid eco-nomic growth resumes followinga recession. But it need not con-tinue all year, he said."This isn't unusual in the earlyphases of an economic upturn.When the economy is very weak,people sell some goods at belowcost. When the economy im-proves, the first thing they try todo is push them up to the.break-even level. After that, thingstend to calm down and that'swhat we're hoping will happen,"he said.WT A Wm <m THOiEREMODELIN G PROJECTS!$RECEIV Eoo OFFANY BATHTUBREFINISHINGWit h Thi s Coupo n __ __ mmmBOOKE DN Saturday, March 13th & Sunday, March 14thj\yWith This Ad Only - Receive:10 % Off Purchase Of $25.00 Or More*20 % Off Purchase Of $50.00 Or More*HOURS: Mon., Thurs. & Sot. 10-6 11 Smithfield Blvd.*. Fri. 10-8, Sun. 12-6, Closed Tues. 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John and his wife were the lucky winners for the January drawing of two tickets to see Phantom of the Opera in Montreal,with a limousine (courtesy of Stephen's Limousine Service) taking them door to door, on Friday night, February 26. On Saturday, February 27, in thedrawing for the February prize of a $200 shopping spree, another entry from John Sommers was picked! Lucky folks!Each month, Champlai n Centres will give away some great prizes... for instance, for the month of March, we will have a S500 Gift Certificate from BoatsR Fun/Willsb'oro Bay Marina! The certificate can be used for anything • such as a Boat Safety Kit, or Water Skiing package, or even a downpayment ona new boat! In April, a beautiful, yellow pedal boat, complete with canopy, from Lorraine's Pedal Boats, will be given away to some LOYAL Shopper.SAVE YOUR RECEIPTSAll 1993 receipts from any mall stores totaling S100 or more (except groceries) can be verified at the Customer Service booth at each mall. Entries willremain in the entry box ALL YEAR. To enter the drawings without receipts, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Champlai n Centres, 10 Smithfiel dBlvd., Plattsburgh. NY 12901.MARTY ON ICE!!!Marty the Mall Moose will make his first appearance on skates, on Sunday, March 14, during the "Books on Blades" Ice Show, for Literacy Volunteers,at the Field House of Plattsburgh State University, Marty J]as_heen invited by Burghy, the-Cardinal mascoti-to perform with him at the Ice Show: A realdynamic duo • by the way, they have appeared together during our recent "Literacy Volunteer Party", held at Champlai n Centres.VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FAIROnce again, Champlain Centres will host the Annual Vocational Education Fair, Friday through Sunday, March 19-21. sponsored by the Occupational/TechnicalDivision of BOCES, Rotary Club, and the Private Industry Council.BUNNY APPEARS 'MAGICALLY1BUNNY APPEARS MAGICALLYThe Easter Bunny will arrive Friday. March 26, at 5:30pm, at the South Mall - by Magic! Magician Mike Sears, of the Society of American Magicians, willperform feats of wonder for all ages! You can bet Marty the Mall Moose will be there, too!RED LOBSTER UPDATE!Everyone in town is waiting with great anticipation for the opening of RED LOBSTER Restaurant in the South Mall. Marty's latest scoop is that they willbe ready to open in late April! WATCH FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS!BEHIND THE SCENESLook for Marty's column from now on for the real story behind the story, and up-to-the-minute scoops about coming attractions atChamplain Centres.CHAMPLAINCENTOSTwo Malls and The Plaza ^ ^^Exit 37 • 1-87 & Rt. 3Plattsburgh, NY 1 '2901 • 518-561-8660Hours: Moh. - Sat. 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.